U.S. Push for Fair Pay Racks Up Few Victories

Since taking office in 2009, President Barack Obama has made shrinking the pay gap between men and women a political priority. Faced with an uncooperative Congress, he has used his executive authority over federal contractors to push for progress in closing that divide.

But, with the Obama administration now in its final year, the agency that oversees the roughly 40,000 companies that hold federal contracts has racked up few...